Eyeglasses or spectacles.



PATENTED JULY 7, 19013.

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Patented July 7, 1903.,

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ANDERS AKESON, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

EYEGLASSES OR SPECTACLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 732,991, dated July 7, 1903. Application tiled November `8, 1902. Serial No. 130,611. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

l the fastening to the `lenses of eyeglasses and spectacles of the parts necessary to constitute a frame of simple construction and yet en-Y tirely efficient and at the same time afford a neat appearance to the article.

4In the drawings, Figure l represents a face view of a pair of eyeglasses embodying my invention. Fig. 2'isa top plan View of the same. Fig. 3 is a partial side elevation of one of the lenses, and Fig. t is an enlarged crosssectional view taken in line cc es of Fig. l.

Likeletters of reference indicate like parts in the several views.

The eyeglasses are provided with the lenses A, each lens having a semicircular notch a in its edge and a perforation a2 near to said notch, as shown, Fig 3.

B is the bow-spring, bent to shape from a flat metallic strip and having 4its loop-shaped portion b extending parallel with and `near to the front face of the lenses, and the lower` end portions of said spring are bent to a right angle from its loop portion, so to dispose out- Ward-supporting extensions b2 b2 to contact upon the front face of the lenses, and each of these extensions is provided with circular openings c c, that are located to register with a the notch and perforation in each lens.

C C are the nose-pieces, each of which has an offset arm, as d' d', integral therewith, and bent so to dispose an outward-supporting extension,.as d2 cl2, to contact upon the rear face of each of the lenses, and each of these extensions is provided with screw-threaded openings c c to register opposite the open- .ings in the extensions of the bow-spring B.

-The bow-spring and nose pieces, as described, constitute a frame that is rigidly secured to the lenses by screws e and e', which pass freely through the openings in the extensions b2 b2 of the bow-spring, through the notch and perforation of the lens A,and finally engage in the threaded openings in each of the extensions of the nose-pieces O O in the manner as illustrated in Fig. 4.

Ordinarily the frame of an eyeglass or spectacle is provided with a mounting which requires a single screw for the attachment of the lens at one point'only. Hence such lenses work loose and constantly change the positions of their focal points. I overcome this objectionable feature by providing the notch ct in the lens and having the screw e to fit snugly in said notch, whereby the lens is held immovably on the spring B and nose-piece O of the frame and is not aected by a strain that would fracture a lens with but the usual single point of connection.

It will be readily understood that by my construction of frame and mode of fastening the same to the lenses I have the advantage 'of dispensing with the usual mounting and .to said notch, a flat bow-spring having its end portions to contact with the frontfaces of the lenses and each portion of said bow-spring provided with circular openings to register with the notch and perforation in the said lenses, two nose-guards each having its shank to contact with the rear face of the lensesand each portion of said nose-guards provided with circular threaded openings to register with the notch and perforation in the said lenses, and screws passing through the openings of said bow-spring, through the notch and perforation of said lenses and engaging in the threaded openings of said'nose-guards to hold said parts rigidly together, in the manner as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ANDERS AKESON. 

